> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The 2005 Met Gala - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-2005-met-gala/ - Published: 2020-05-05T15:45:34.000Z - Updated: 2020-05-05T16:39:26.000Z - Author: Heather - Tags: #wp, #wp-gallery, #slideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 08:09 ## Nicole Kidman ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/GettyImages-107464557-1588625027.jpg) Nicole Kidman during "Chanel" Costume Institute Gala Opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic) Well, this is pretty good. But I hope the fit is snug because it's sitting in a place where it is NOT impossible that we could see a leak. ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521573aa-1588625049.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Charles Sykes/Shutterstock (521573aa) Nicole Kidman COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 Oh, but she can't move in it without holding the entire skirt open. Bummer. ## Jessica Simpson (in Kors, I think) ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574am-1588625172.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574am) Jessica Simpson COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 I am ALSO concerned about whether this can corral her quarry, although I am currently reading her juicy book, and BOY, did she grow up with a lot of people obsessing over whether her breasts were too big to be appropriate for the Lord. Poor kid. Jessica, you are lovely however you are. But I wish Michael Kors had gone ahead and hoiked this. ## Tinsley Mortimer ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/GettyImages-107464398-1588625019.jpg) Tinsley Mortimer during "Chanel" Costume Institute Gala Opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic) Tinsley is, I'm told, experiencing a renaissance of sorts on a Real Housewives franchise. Back in 2005, she was the rising Queen Bee of a socialite circle that had about a two-year moment in the sun during the life of the Socialite Rank website. Pink was her color, and she always curled her hair. This is so unbelievably on-brand. She's Duvet Barbie. ## Natalia Vodianova ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521573ce-1588625067.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Charles Sykes/Shutterstock (521573ce) Natalia Vodianova COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 I don't know what she's doing, though. ## Vanessa Minnillo ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521573cg-1588625076.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Charles Sykes/Shutterstock (521573cg) Vanessa Minnillo COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 That's just... so beautiful. Wow. ## Elisha Cuthbert ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521569h-1588625040.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by J Lingo/Shutterstock (521569h) Elisha Cuthbert COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 The early days of *24* were a heady time for us all. ## Carmen Electra ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521573am-1588625059.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Charles Sykes/Shutterstock (521573am) Carmen Electra COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 Gotta be honest: A Met Gala invitation feels like a REALLY big get for her? ## Vanessa Williams ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/GettyImages-107464339-1588625011.jpg) Vanessa Williams during "Chanel" Costume Institute Gala Opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic) I find this weirdly soothing. Like, Vanessa Williams might as well just be going out to Per Se with her family. ## Shalom Harlow ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521573cl-1588625085.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Charles Sykes/Shutterstock (521573cl) Shalom Harlow COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 Kicky! ## Karen Elson ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521573r-1588625092.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Charles Sykes/Shutterstock (521573r) Karen Elson COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 I, too, am scared of how twee this is. ## Elle Macpherson ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574a-1588625101.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574a) Elle Macpherson COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 The star of this photo is her hair. It's Pantene perfect. ## Jennifer Connelly ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574ab-1588625111.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574ab) Jennifer Connelly COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 "I *really* miss my cat, so I brought some of Mr. Whiskers's hairballs with me." ## Joely Richardson ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574ad-1588625119.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574ad) Joely Richardson COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 I like the flowers, but they are headed for a very ticklish region. ## Rachel Weisz ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574ae-1588625127.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574ae) Rachel Weisz COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 She is more splendid than this. ## Vanessa Paradis ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574af-1588625135.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574af) Vanessa Paradis COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 I wonder what she's doing now. I feel like someday we're going to end up with her and Lily-Rose Depp cohosting one together. I don't know WHY, or under what auspice. Maybe Lily-Rose will win an Oscar. ## Amanda Peet ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574ai-1588625143.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574ai) Amanda Peet COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 "Which way to the beach? The minister is waiting for me." ## Naomi Watts ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574b-1588625224.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574b) Naomi Watts COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 "Bridal" could have been the theme, truly. ## Emmy Rossum ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574ax-1588625215.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574ax) Emmy Rossum COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 This dress says, "I do not want to do what Anne Heche did last year, so just give me something pretty." ## Marcia Cross ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574aj-1588625153.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574aj) Marcia Cross COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 I want Marcia Cross to be part of all our lives forever, but not like this. She seems like she should be wearing kick-ass sexy fitted suits without blouses underneath. ## Linda Evangelista ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574ak-1588625162.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574ak) Linda Evangelista COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 .... huh. ## Claire Danes ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574an-1588625181.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574an) Claire Danes COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 I feel like Kate Middleton had this tacked up on the corkboard she most likely still used in 2005, before Pinterest was a thing ## Bridget Moynihan ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574as-1588625190.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574as) Bridget Moynahan COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 Oh, no. You don't tailor a too-large nightie by just jamming the front through a sewing machine. And don't cut a garter in half and use it as straps. Please. ## Sophie Dahl ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574av-1588625207.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574av) Sophie Dahl COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 Do you think in this photo she's JUST realizing what's happening? ## Sheryl Crow ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574bf-1588625232.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574bf) Sheryl Crow COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 A lot of these seem like they were last-minute decisions about gowns that were made a day earlier ## Mariska Hargitay ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574f-1588625241.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574f) Mariska Hargitay COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 I sincerely thought for a second that this was Tori Spelling. ## The Olsen Twins ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574l-1588625249.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574l) Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 They look so cute and happy. Aw. (That's Ashley on the right, in gold. ## Ivanka ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574p-1588625257.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574p) Ivanka Trump COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 This is for the theme Dementors In Design. (And yes, I would have felt that way no matter who it was in this dress.) ## Lil Kim ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574u-1588625275.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574u) Lil' Kim COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 Second prize! That's something to celebrate, Kim. ## Erika Christensen ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_6065693gb-1588625284.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fairchild Archive/Penske Media/Shutterstock (6065693gb) Erika Christensen arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala. 2005 Met Costume Institute Gala, New York I wonder if some of these actresses look back and think, "I wish I'd gotten invited in a year when it was INSANE." But then, I also think maybe it was way less stressful during these "catch as catch can" years. ## Carey Lowell and Richard Gere ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_6065693gr-1588625293.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fairchild Archive/Penske Media/Shutterstock (6065693gr) Carey Lowell (L) and Richard Gere attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala. 2005 Met Costume Institute Gala, New York This dress is an ode to a wrought-iron gate ## Selma Blair ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_6065693m-1588625302.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fairchild Archive/Penske Media/Shutterstock (6065693m) Selma Blair attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala. 2005 Met Costume Institute Gala, New York SHE should clearly have attended in the Dangerous Liaisons year. Forget Glenn and Michelle: Why wasn't the entire *Cruel Intentions* gang there?!? ## Marcia Gay Harden ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_6065693iu-1588626470.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fairchild Archive/Penske Media/Shutterstock (6065693iu) arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala. 2005 Met Costume Institute Gala, New York This is a bit messy. Someday, at Drinks With Broads, she can tell me all about it. ## Liya Kebede ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_6065693px-1588625311.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fairchild Archive/Penske Media/Shutterstock (6065693px) Liya Kebede (L) and Kassy Kebede attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala. 2005 Met Costume Institute Gala, New York They are a VERY handsome couple. ## Karolina Kurkova ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574au-1588625198.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (521574au) Karolina Kurkova COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 02 MAY 2005 Thank you. I love you too. But the wet dirty steps are REALLY stressing me out. It's little wonder Anna eventually invested in a ton of tents. [The Theme for 2005 Was Apparently Just... ChanelSo I guess... everyone wear whatever!!!![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_editorial_521574au-1588625198.jpg)](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-theme-for-2005-was-apparently-just-chanel-05-2020/)